Languages English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificateor equivalent experience

Experience 1 year to less than 2 years

Additional Skills

Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages; Supervise other workers; Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications; Instruct apprentices; Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Weight Handling Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Work Setting Residential; Institutional; Commercial

Security and Safety Criminal record check

Work Site Environment

Dangerous; Outdoors; At heights; Noisy; Dusty; Hot

Transportation/Travel Information Own vehicle

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Manual dexterity; Hand-eye co-ordination; Standing for extended periods; Walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Tight deadlines

Ability to Supervise 3-4 people

Work Location Information Various locations

Personal Suitability

Flexibility; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability

Drywall Installer and Finisher Specific Skills

Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets; Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners; Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife; Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound; Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings; Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry; Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints; Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists

Lather Specific Skills

Utilize laser alignment system; Install exterior and interior steel studs; Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation; Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring; Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools; Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets; Prepare wall and ceiling layouts; Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied; Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath